Jamaz Richardson seems to be returning to the form that saw the Lejeune High running back rush for more than 2,000 yards last year.

Don’t believe me? Just look at what Richardson has done the last two weeks in helping the Devilpups win two consecutive games.

Richardson rushed for 207 yards and two touchdowns in Lejeune’s 22-19 win at Lakewood last week to follow up his 185-yard, three-touchdown effort in a 47-7 victory over Spring Creek.

And if his rushing effort wasn’t enough, for good measure Richardson added an 8-yard touchdown pass with eight seconds left against Lakewood as the Devilpups (2-1) knocked off the eighth-ranked team in The Associated Press state 1-A poll.

“Yeah, that was my first touchdown pass,” Richardson said. “I was pretty happy about it.”

Richardson is also happy with the Devilpups’ offensive progress.

Lejeune was unable to do much offensively in week one in a 36-7 loss at a very good Swansboro team but has since picked it up following a switch to the I-formation from the spread. Richardson now has 399 yards and five touchdowns, averaging 7.2 yards per carry.

Not too bad for Richardson, who rushed for 2,313 yards and 23 touchdowns last year. He has the potential to again rush for 2,000, and Richardson believes he and his Devilpups will continue to move forward.

Lejeune plays host to Rosewood (1-2) tonight at 7 p.m.

“We are going up from here. It’s only the beginning,” Richardson said. “What’s been key for me is going to the I-formation. The sweeps work for me. They get me out in the open and my line is doing its job.”

And once Richardson gets out in the open field, his job is to break away for long gains, something he’s proven to do in the past. He’s quite good once he breaks the first level of the defense, particularly if he’s near the outside, because of his speed.

At 5-foot-6, 134 pounds, Richardson obviously isn’t a big player. It doesn’t matter. He can hang with the best because of his quickness and strength.

“He’s so quick and he will not give up,” Lejeune coach Darryl Schwartz said. “Even toward the end of the game when we were down, he said, ‘Coach, give it to me. I’ll take it in for you.’”

Now for the panel

The Daily News sports page designer Mike Boaz went 8-0 for the second consecutive week last week to remain in first place in The Daily News high school football forecasting panel at 20-3.